Here are some CNET articles related to the Clean Tech conference.
http://news.com.com/The+long%2C+winding+road+to+renewable+energy/2009-11395_3-6152915.html
http://news.com.com/Green+tech+powers+forward/2009-1008_3-6106533.html
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
videos on oil
Here are some videos:
Robert Newman - History of Oil
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7374585792978336967
A humorous but also deadly serious monologue on the history of oil. Explains the petrodollar using an anecdote of Salvador Dali's sketches on the back of his checks (guaranteeing that they would not be cashed).
THE END OF SUBURBIA: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream
http://www.endofsuburbia.com/
An indictment of suburbia, an arrangement predicated on cheap oil and one that now traps us into an unsustainable transportation situation.
Robert Newman - History of Oil
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7374585792978336967
A humorous but also deadly serious monologue on the history of oil. Explains the petrodollar using an anecdote of Salvador Dali's sketches on the back of his checks (guaranteeing that they would not be cashed).
THE END OF SUBURBIA: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream
http://www.endofsuburbia.com/
An indictment of suburbia, an arrangement predicated on cheap oil and one that now traps us into an unsustainable transportation situation.
Reading materials
Here is a list of books that helped open my eyes to the situation:
"Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed" (Jared Diamond) - The rise and fall of civilizations under resource constraints.
"The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century" (Grove Press) - Jim Kunstler's scary scenarios for the near future.
"Out of Gas: The End of the Age Of Oil" (David Goodstein) - an early book from a CalTech University professor on the depletion of oil.
"Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage" (Kenneth S. Deffeyes) - an explanation of Hubbert's peak by a Princeton geology professor, presenting evidence for a worldwide peak forthcoming.
"American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21stCentury" (Kevin Phillips) - covers a variety of topics such as the Bush family and U.S. debt, but also discusses the energy crisis.
"Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed" (Jared Diamond) - The rise and fall of civilizations under resource constraints.
"The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century" (Grove Press) - Jim Kunstler's scary scenarios for the near future.
"Out of Gas: The End of the Age Of Oil" (David Goodstein) - an early book from a CalTech University professor on the depletion of oil.
"Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage" (Kenneth S. Deffeyes) - an explanation of Hubbert's peak by a Princeton geology professor, presenting evidence for a worldwide peak forthcoming.
"American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21stCentury" (Kevin Phillips) - covers a variety of topics such as the Bush family and U.S. debt, but also discusses the energy crisis.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Enerugi
Enerugi is the transliteration of "energy" in Japanese: エネルギ
This blog is intended for me to share some links and participate in the discussion on the issues of energy, resources and society. My interest comes from reading books such as Collapse, The End of Oil, The Long Emergency, etc, which discuss the depletion of resources (in particular, fossil fuel energy) and their societal and economic effects. In addition, a number of web sites (e.g. CFN) also regularly discuss these topics. Enerugi will be my attempt to understand the predicament that we are in.
This blog is intended for me to share some links and participate in the discussion on the issues of energy, resources and society. My interest comes from reading books such as Collapse, The End of Oil, The Long Emergency, etc, which discuss the depletion of resources (in particular, fossil fuel energy) and their societal and economic effects. In addition, a number of web sites (e.g. CFN) also regularly discuss these topics. Enerugi will be my attempt to understand the predicament that we are in.
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